₦airaland Forum

I don't understand why people have to fight over 'love'. If he doesn't want you, just leave him. Gah.

Sometimes it's not that easy to find a replacement
Some people feel they have invested so much time and it has to work at all costs
Some people don't have the will power needed to move on with their lives.

I think debosky has done a fantastic job. Obj has numerous flaws, no doubt, but if we must
criticize, we must do so constructively.

All these NIPP projects started in 2004 and it can take up to 3 years for a plant to come online. In fact,
OBJ has admitted himself that he wished he had started building the plants sooner. Right now,
there are 3 plants that have been built (by OBJ) but are not operating at full capacity due to gas supply
shortages/issues.

The reason why $6.5 billion has been spent and we don't have commensurate power supply is that,
the NIPP projects started in 2004 and it takes almost 3 years to complete a plant.

And thanks to debosky, we have learnt that there are the Engineering and Procurement portions
that must be completed before we get down to physical construction on the ground. This Engineering
and Procurement portion, we learn, takes up 75% of the whole effort.

The 43 firms widely speculated as being given contracts without registration, it turns out, are all registered.

Whatever the flaws are regarding the power projects, we need to point them out, correct them,
prosecute where necessary and move on with the completion of the plants.

Right now, Yar'adull should be thinking of building new ones or inviting private investors to set up
IPP's. On May 29th, he'll be 1 year in office and has absolutely nothing to show for it.

Gosh ! I am here salivating !!

Yes, Okiro has said the press misquoted him

@Topic

So when will the FG of Nigeria award a multi-billion dollar contract to fight terrorism in Nigeria? That is what I'm waiting to hear.

You mean from Yar'adull ?

I am afraid to say that when all the oil and gas is completely depleted from the Niger Delta, any
yearnings for foreign investment will be in futile because the place has made a name for itself
in the field of torturing and kidnapping. This is going to be MEND's long lasting legacy.

It's possible that alqaeda might actually try Nigeria

thanks ooo my brother. Thank God I am not the only one not taking this threat with levity.

Al-qaeda goes anywhere the west has any interest, and we know the west has billions invested
in our oil and gas sector.

The same Nigerians saying the threat is nothing to worry about are the same ones that'll
blame the government if indeed something happens.

I don't think Sam Egwu is included because the article says one gov from North central
and another from North west.

Cadet:
@post
That's why there's sth called 911. If I yab him, he can yab back, but no touching. I dnt care if it's out of anger, he can think about it in the jail that nigh or dayt

girl, you got me really cracking up here

So are you saying they should wait till they have concrete evidence before they take precautionary
measures ?

In other words, police people, for instance, should not patrol the streets until there is concrete evidence
that a crime is going to be committed ?

This was your initial post:

Putting Nigerian authorities and intelligence in the same sentence is somewhat of an anomaly. When did Nigerian authorities realize intelligence was necessary and why have they not yet put it into practice.

You were asking why Nigeria has not yet put its intelligence apparatus into practice, I then told you they have foiled an
al-qaeda plot and gave you this link to substantiate my claim.

Isn't this pretty straight forward ?

The U.S. and britain were aware of al-qaeda and their intents, but never foiled 9/11 and the london bombings, right ?

If you want to dismiss anything Nigerian or what it stands for, fine; just do so constructively.

You consider them intelligent after being warned that there are terrorists in the country?
I don't think that is intelligence seeing as there has always been terrorists, just not Al-queda.
Next time a professor tells me the answer to an exam question I will call myself intelligent.

The intelligence I was referring to was not the one synonymous with being "smart"; I was
referring to the State Security Services (SSS) - the people in the business of intelligence
gathering. I didn't think it was that difficult to understand.

- and even if someone is forewarned, you still have to be "intelligent" to foil a plot. The
United States, with all their economic power and military might, still couldn't stall
the events of 9/11, so did the british authorities with the london bombings.

From all the post have read, there isn't one that says we should protect our famous country. When will we become patriots?!

Abeg, help me ask her them ooo

myholydove:
Any F.You.T MX students in nairaland? come on, bring it on and share your experiences on campus with evry1

goat leg:
Hello buster, am an alumina of FUT MX, a graduate of 2004 in QS department. We left shortly B4 the the VC moved the school to Perm. site. Mx was fun at resumption but all heads were bent jackng all tru the semester and funny enough, i cdn date any of the competative shoddies on the mini campus. learnt the schol has been flooded wt chicks in the remewdial and SSSE. enjoy buster but carry over deyy ooh

You people call yourselves university graduates, yet, always write in slangs. This is very common among
alumni in this education section.

The way you write should reflect the fact that you are university graduates. You people write as if
you are in primary 4 or something. I see this over and over and it is really bothersome to say the
least.

Nice lekki mall pictures

Putting Nigerian authorities and intelligence in the same sentence is somewhat of an anomaly. When did Nigerian authorities realize intelligence was necessary and why have they not yet put it into practice.

It is apparent that you do not keep up with Nigerian news. Please see below (from the BBC):



Nigeria makes 'al-Qaeda' arrests

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/7090642.stm

A group of militants with suspected links to al-Qaeda in northern Nigeria has been arrested
according to Nigeria's internal security service.

A State Security Service spokesman said men in three states were detained and explosive-making
devices were found.

Nigeria has not suffered a terrorist attack and despite occasional arrests of suspected Is'lamic
militants.

In September, the US embassy warned Nigeria is at risk of a terror attack.

A group of Is'lamic militants were found with fertiliser and explosive-making devices, following
investigations in three states in northern Nigeria: Kano, Kaduna and Yobe.

The SSS said the men had suspected links to the al-Qaeda network and the Nigerian Taleban.

Given that Nigeria is a major oil producer yet its population is poor and equally split between Great Ones and
Christians, British and American officials have long been obsessed that Nigeria was ripe for al-Qaeda-style groups.


So, as you can see, putting Nigerian authorities and intelligence in the same sentence is not as far fetched as you presumed. When I stated
that the Nigerian authorities once foiled an al-qaeda plot, I didn't just make the story up from thin air.

I wouldn't completely rule it out - Northerners believe the west wants to eradicate them, that's why they fail to
take polio vaccines. So, Al-qaeda could be out to bomb western interests in Nigeria in solidarity for their
Northern mu'slim brothers.

Didn't Nigeria's intelligence authorities once foil one of their plots ?

wendymanda:
I wanted to say how much of a waste of time it would be to bomb Nigeria. The government is already doing the type of bombing destroying the country. If any of this crap were to be true Al-Queda should start with bombing some government officials. Those baboons in two piece suits should go first.

Wendy, girl, you no well

vivaladiva:
to tomin, i will probably get a betta understanding as i get older
still u can be with a man all your life without necassarily gettin married and not make yourself miserable about marriage

you are absolutely right, there is a double standard here, no doubt. But people still talk about men that stay unmarried. Such men
are seen as loners

@viva

you'll understand as you get older (esp if you ever plan on having kids), that's all I can say.

The oputa panel was not set up to probe "babangida and co". Please put your words in the
right context.

You know the funniest thing ? There are rumors in the press that Yar'Adua is going to reshuffle his cabinet;
a minster is going to be laid off for "non-performance"

A non-performer firing someone for non-performance !! God bless our country

This sex for grade phenomenon in our universities is so embarrassing that it makes one puke - literally.

Dis Guy:
shouldn't the former committee members for power and energy be probed?
what were they doing back then?
seems oversight function start after obasanjo's tenure

How could they probe obasanjo while he was in power ? You should know that's impossible;
he would've just sent the EFCC after them.

Even former house speaker, Ghali Umar Na'Abba, that was threatening to impeach him, ended up begging
him because his speakership job was on the line (thanks to obasanjo).

lucabrasi:
the recycling of the same old leaders from nigeria's independence up till now and old men preffering to die in the post that giving the younger generations a chance.
the leaders not being patriotic because if they were they wouldnt subject their fellow nigerians to the level of wickedness

This is so true. good insight.